Using a Web Browser to Manage the IB-54

This section describes how to manage the IB-54 using a web browser.

1. IB-54's Web Page Overview
2. Status Page
3. General Settings Page
4. Advanced Page
5. Troubleshooting

1. IB-54's Web Page Overview

Configure and monitor the IB-54 from the unit's internal web page, through the IB-54's Web page. The IB-54's Web page is your web interface for managing the IB-54 from your computer. The computer and IB-54 are linked via TCP/IP.

Confirm the following points before accessing the IB-54's Web page. Your computer must support TCP/IP. The IB-54's IP address must be configured.

1-1. Compatible Systems

The IB-54's Web page can be used with these operating systems.

• Windows 10 (32bit/64bit)
• Windows Server 2012 (64bit)
• Windows Server 2012R2 (64bit)
• Windows Server 2016 (64bit)
• Windows Server 2019 (64bit)
• OS X Yosemite (v10.10) - macOS Catalina (v10.15)
• macOS Big Sur (v11.2)

1-2. Compatible Web Browsers

The following web browsers have been verified for the IB-54's Web page.

1-3. Accessing IB-54's Web Page

1. Launch a web browser.

2. In the address bar, enter the IP address assigned to the IB-54 as the URL. The home page gives basic information about the IB-54 and shows the current status and control panel display.

3. Login to the IB-54's Web page by entering the user name and password.

   If "Network Authentication" is disabled on the printer/MFP, the user name is "Admin". Password is set by the administrator. If "Network Authentication" is enabled on the printer/MFP, the user name and password to be entered will change depending on the configuration of Windows Server or printer/MFP. For details, refer to the operation manual of the printer/MFP.

4. To view or configure settings, choose a category from the navigation bar on the left.

Enclose the IPv6 address with "[ ]" before you enter it to the address bar of the Web browser. Example: http://[FE80:0:0:0:2C0:EEFF:FE11:2233]/

2. Status Page

You can do the following from the Status Page.

• Change the display language of the IB-54's Web page
• Check the IB-54 network settings
• Check the IB-54's Wireless Settings
• Display the Web page of the printer/MFP that has the IB-54 attached

2-1. Top Page

Figure 1. IB-54's Web page Status Page

This is the first screen displayed after the IB-54's Web page is launched. You can check the status of the IB-54 from this page.

If the IB-54's Web page display language does not match the display language of the operation panel, some characters may not be displayed correctly.

2-2. Status Page > Network Status

On the Status page, you can check the settings for a range of operations executed using the control panel or IB-54's Web page, such as printing and network settings.

2-3. Status Pages > Wireless LAN Status > Wireless LAN Status

On this Status Page, you can check the wireless settings currently used by the IB-54.

2-4. Status Pages > Wireless LAN Status > Wi-Fi Direct Status

On this status page, you can check the Wi-Fi Direct settings information which is configured on the IB-54.

The device name for terminals connecting to the software access point is displayed as "---".

2-5. CCRX > Printer/MFP

You can display the Web page of the printer/MFP that has the IB-54 attached.

If the printer/MFP does not support this feature, it is not displayed in the navigation bar.

3. General Settings Page

From this page, you can configure settings applicable to all aspects of IB-54 operation, such as Security and Network settings.

Figure 2. IB-54's Web Page General Settings Page

3-1. General Settings > General

From this page, the general settings can be configured.

3-2. General Settings > Wireless LAN > Wireless LAN

From this page, the IB-54's wireless settings can be configured.

Item		Description	Initial value
Auto Wireless Setup Feature	PIN-Code	Clicking Generate PIN will generate the IB-54's PIN code.	Generated PIN code
Wireless LAN Basic Configuration	Wireless Mode	Select from below the method of connection to the IB-54's wireless network Infrastructure AdHoc	AdHoc
	SSID	Set the SSID of the wireless LAN to connect the IB-54.	GROUP
	Wireless Authentication	Configure the authentication method used when connecting to the wireless LAN router (access point). Open Shared WPA-Personal WPA2-Personal WPA-Enterprise WPA2-Enterprise WPA3-Personal WPA3-Enterprise On some models, WPA3-Personal/WPA3-Enterprise can only be configured when setting the method from the web page.	Open
	Channel	Set the channel used by wireless LAN. Only displayed when using AdHoc mode.	11
WEP Configuration	WEP	Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the WEP encryption feature.	OFF
	WEP Key	Set the encryption key (WEP key) used for WEP encryption.	None (blank)
WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Configuration	Encryption Mode	Select from below the wireless encryption method to use. When WPA2-Enterprise/WPA2-Personal/WPA3-Enterprise/WPA3-Personal is set as the wireless authentication method, this is fixed at AES. TKIP AES AUTO	AUTO
	Pre-Shared Key	Only when WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal/WPA3-Personal is selected, enter the shared key.	None (blank)
IEEE802.1X Authentication Configuration	Authentication Protocol	Select from below the authentication protocol. PEAP EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS EAP-FAST	PEAP
	EAP User Name	Enter the EAP user name.	None (blank)
	EAP Password	Only when EAP-TTLS/PEAP/EAP-FAST is selected, enter the EAP password (up to 256 characters).	None (blank)
	Internal Authentication Method	Only when EAP-TTLS/PEAP is selected, specify from the following protocols. When set to PEAP, this is fixed at MSCHAPv2. PAP CHAP MSCHAP MSCHAPv2	MSCHAPv2
	Import Client Certificate	Imports the client certificate, when EAP-TLS is selected for the authentication.	-
	Password	Enter the password to use when importing the client certificate. 1 to 256 single-byte characters.	None (blank)
	Server Authentication	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the server authentication, when EAP-TLS/EAP-TTLS/PEAP is selected for the authentication.	ON
	Import CA Certificate	Imports the CA certificate when EAP-TLS/EAP-TTLS/PEAP is selected for the authentication.	-
	Automatic PAC File Distribution	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the automatic configuration of the PAC file, when EAP-FAST is selected for the authentication.	OFF
	Import PAC	Select and import the PAC file, when EAP-FAST is selected for the authentication, and automatic PAC file is disabled (OFF).	-
	Password	Enter the password to use when importing the PAC File. 1 to 256 single-byte characters.	None (blank)
Wi-Fi Direct Configuration	Wi-Fi Direct	Setting to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the Wi-Fi Direct setting.	OFF
	Device Name	Set the Wi-Fi Direct device name. Set 1 to 32 characters.	P2PIBXXXXXX ("xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the MAC address)
	SSID	Set the SSID for the software access point. Set 8 to 32 characters including the DIRECT- character string.	DIRECT-IBXXXXXX ("xxxxxx" is the last six digits of the MAC address)
	Pre-Shared Key	Enter the shared key when using the software access point.	The initial value is generated from the MAC address.
	Channel	Set the communication channel.	11
	IP Address	Set the IP address of the Wi-Fi Direct interface. The IP address of the Wi-Fi Direct interface must be set on a different segment from the IPv4 address set by TCP/IP.	192.168.10.1
	Subnet Mask	Set the subnet mask of the Wi-Fi Direct interface.	255.255.255.0
DHCP server Configuration	Start IP Address	Set the starting IP address for allocating IP addresses to devices connecting by Wi-Fi Direct.	192.168.10.10
	End IP Address	Set the ending IP address for allocating IP addresses to devices connecting by Wi-Fi Direct.	192.168.10.19
	Lease Time	Set the lease time. 1 to 60 (minutes)	10

3-3. General Settings > Wireless LAN > Certificate

From this page, the details of the certificates of wireless LAN settings can be checked.

3-4. General Settings > Password

Prevent unauthorized changes to IB-54 through the use of administrator password. Moreover, administrator password can be changed at any necessary time.

It is necessary to set the administrator password prior to using IB-54. The password can be up to 15 characters long. "Admin" cannot be set as the password. Make a note of the password in case you forget.

Follow these steps to set up or change the password.

1. Enter the desired password in the new password field.

2. Re-enter the same password in the confirmation field.

3. Click Submit at the bottom of the page.

3-5. General Settings > Time Settings

The IB-54 obtains the current time from a time server on the network. The time is used in various reports sent from the IB-54 via e-mail.

3-6. General Settings > Reset

To enable the changes you have made to IB-54 network settings, you must restart the network interface. You can also restore the default settings as needed.

4. Advanced Page

This page includes advanced settings applicable to all aspects of IB-54 operation.

Figure 4. IB-54's Web Page Advanced Page

4-1. Protocols > TCP/IP > TCP/IP

This table gives an overview of the items displayed on this page.

4-2. Protocols > TCP/IP > IP Filters (IPv4)

IP Filters(IPv4) can be used to specify the host or network that can use IB-54. Up to 10 access list entries can be specified.

4-3. Protocols > TCP/IP > IP Filters (IPv6)

IP Filters(IPv6) can be used to specify the host or network that can use IB-54. Up to 10 access list entries can be specified.

4-4. Protocols > TCP/IP > Logical Printers

The IB-54 can be used as a virtual printer that adds or replaces strings (commands) at the start or end of job data. You can configure up to eight logical printers

Logical printers use FTP, LPR, or IPP as the communication protocol. Printouts to nonexistent ports are all sent to Logical Printer 1.

4-5. Protocols > Protocols > Server Settings

The protocols to use can be selected.

Item		Description	Initial value
Server Settings		Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the following protocols. IPP IPP over SSL* LPD RAW Port HTTP HTTPS* To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON
FTP Server	FTP Server	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the FTP server.	ON
	FTP Server Port Number	Enter the port number used by FTP (setting value: 1 to 65535).	21
	FTP Status Check	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the FTP status check.	OFF
	FTP Server over SSL	Encrypts using SSL. Select OFF to not use it. OFF StartTLS FTP Server over SSL To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
ThinPrint	ThinPrint	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) ThinPrint. ThinPrint is a technology that distributes the network load due to printing through compression and bandwidth control of the print data. To use ThinPrint, .printServerEngine is required on the server, and .printClient is required on the client (printer/MFP). When the ThinPrint feature of the IB-54 is turned on, the IB-54 operates as a ThinPrint client.	ON
	ThinPrint Port Number	Specifies the port that is used for communication with .printServerEngine (setting value: 1-65535).	4000
	ThinPrint over SSL	Select to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) encryption by SSL. To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
	Import Client Certificate	Imports the client certificate.	-
	Password	Enter the password to use when importing the client certificate. (1 to 256 characters).	None (blank)
	Import CA Certificate	Imports the CA certificate.	-

4-6. Protocols > Protocols > Client Settings

The FTP client and CIFS client can be configured.

Item	Description	Initial value
FTP Client	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the FTP client.	ON
FTP Client Port Number	Sets the FTP Port Number.	21
FTP Client over SSL	Encrypts using SSL. Select OFF to not use it. OFF StartTLS FTP Client over SSL To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
CIFS	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the CIFS Protocol.	ON

4-7. Protocols > NetBEUI/NetBIOS

Print systems connected via NetBEUI are registered in Windows in My Network.

4-8. Management/E-mail > SMTP > General

The IB-54 can notify registered users by e-mail when the toner is running out, or send other information. SMTP is used for this feature. You must configure the SMTP protocol settings before the IB-54 can connect to an SMTP server.

Item	Description	Initial value
SMTP	Choose whether SMTP protocol is used (ON) or not (OFF).	OFF
SMTP Port Number	For designating the SMTP port number. Click the Test to check the connection (1-65535).	25
SMTP Server Name	Enter the SMTP server name or IP address (255 characters or less).	None (blank)
SMTP over SSL	Allows the SSL encryption for mail sever communication. Select OFF when it is not used. OFF StartTLS SMTP over SSL To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
Authentication Protocol	Select the SMTP authentication setting from the following. ON :  Uses the SMTP authentication POP before SMTP :  Uses [POP before SMTP] as a protocol. OFF :  Does not use the SMTP authentication	OFF
Authenticate as	Select one of the POP3 users (1-3) for SMTP authentication using the selected POP3 account. If you select Other, your designated login user name and login password will be used.	POP3 User1
Login User Name	If you select Other for POP3 user authentication, the account name you designate here is used for SMTP authentication. Up to 64 characters can be entered.	None (blank)
Login Password	If you select Other for POP3 account authentication, the password you designate here is used for SMTP authentication. Up to 64 characters can be entered.	None (blank)
Sender Address	For designating the address of the printer/MFP administrator or other print system manager so that replies or non-delivery reports reach the administrator	None (blank)
Signature	Enter an e-mail signature.	------------------- %host [%etheraddr] -------------------

4-9. Management/E-mail > SMTP > E-mail Recipient (1-3)

Status information, such as notification of errors or that the toner is running out, can be sent automatically at the designated times to the designated e-mail addresses. Configure this setting after the SMTP > General

4-10. Management/E-mail > POP3 > General

The IB-54 can receive the print data in e-mail attachments and print it. POP3 is used for this feature. You must configure the POP3 protocol settings before the IB-54 can connect to a POP3 server.

4-11. Management/E-mail> POP3 > User (1-3)

For configuring user and password settings to print from e-mail. You can enter up to 3 user accounts. Additionally, you can restrict printing of received e-mail messages depending on the file size and the content of Subject, To, Cc, and From. It is also possible to print file attachments.

Item	Description	Initial value
User 1-3	Choose ON or OFF in this setting to enable or disable e-mail deliveries to that user.	OFF
E-mail Address	Enter the e-mail addresses of users 1-3.	None (blank)
POP3 Server Name	Designate the POP3 server name (up to 255 characters). Enter the domain name or IP address.	None (blank)
POP3 Port Number	For designating the POP3 port number.	110
POP3 Server Timeout	Enter the timeout in seconds during which this machine tries to connect to the POP3 server.	10
Login User Name	Designate the user account login name (up to 64 characters).	None (blank)
Login Password	Designate the password for this account (up to 64 characters).	None (blank)
Use APOP	Choose whether APOP protocol is used (YES) or not (NO). Enable this setting (YES) when connecting to mail servers that support APOP.	NO
Test	Click the Test to confirm that the user accounts are correctly configured.	-
Delete e-mail after retrieval	Select whether to delete (YES/NO) the received e-mail from the server.	YES
E-mail Size Limit	For designating the maximum size of messages that can be received. Messages over the designated size are not received. If Delete e-mail after retrieval is enabled (YES), the e-mail is not deleted. If you prefer not to restrict reception, designate 0 as the size.	0
Filter Setting	You can designate strings to filter messages (up to 255 characters). Create filter strings using the following prefixes. S: Filter by Subject T: Filter by To C: Filter by Cc F: Filter by From To filter by any of several conditions (OR), separate strings with "|". To filter by several conditions (AND), all of which must be met, separate strings with "&". For example, to print only messages with a subject of "Service" or "Technical", use "S:Service | S:Technical".	None (blank)
Cover Page	When you have set up printing from e-mail, designate whether or not to print the message body as well. Choose ON to add a cover page when printing messages. If there is text in the message body, it will be printed as the cover page. Choose OFF to print file attachments only. If there is no file attachment, nothing is printed.	OFF
POP over SSL	Allows the SSL encryption for mail sever communication. Select OFF when it is not used. OFF StartTLS POP over SSL To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF

4-12. Management/E-mail > SNMP > General

The SNMP protocol is used to transfer administrative information across a network. You can choose between SNMPv1/v2c or SNMPv3.

Utilities that use a management information base (MIB) may not operate if SNMPv3 is turned on. In that case, disable (OFF) SNMPv3 and enable (ON) SNMPv1/v2c or set it to read-only.

Item	Description	Initial value
SNMPv3	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) SNMPv3. The SNMPv3 protocol implements security features through encryption and authentication. When SNMPv3 is ON, set SNMPv1/v2c to READONLY or OFF.	OFF
Authentication Protocol	Select the encryption algorithm from the following choices. MD5 SHA1 SHA-224 SHA-256 SHA-384 SHA-512	MD5
Encryption	Select the encryption algorithm from the following choices. Select OFF when it is not used. OFF DES AES To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
Read Only User User Name	Enter the username used by SNMPv3. Maximum of 32 single-byte characters.	Guest
Authentication Password	Enter the password for authentication. Maximum of 40 single-byte characters.	None (blank)
Privacy Password	Enter the password for encryption. Maximum of 32 single-byte characters.	None (blank)
Read/Write User User Name	Enter the username used by SNMPv3. Maximum of 32 single-byte characters.	Admin
Authentication Password	Enter the password for authentication. Maximum of 40 single-byte characters.	None (blank)
Privacy Password	Enter the password for encryption. Maximum of 32 single-byte characters.	None (blank)
SNMPv1/v2c	SNMPv1/v2c can be set to enabled (ON), READONLY, or disabled (OFF). Turn SNMPv3 off if this setting is set to ON.	ON
Read Community	This is used to read device information. The default read community string is public. The correct read community needs to be entered for an administration utility to send an SNMP request to read a value, otherwise the IB-54 will reject the request.	public
Write Community	This setting functions similarly to the read community setting except that it is used for SNMP requests to write values.	public
sysContact	This is the MIB-II sysContact object, which typically contains the email address of the network administrator (up to 255 characters).	None (blank)
sysName	This is the MIB-II sysName object, which typically contains the host name or domain name of the IB-54 (up to 255 characters).	None (blank)
sysLocation	This is the MIB-II sysLocation object, which typically contains information about the location of the IB-54 (up to 255 characters).	None (blank)
HP Web Jetadmin Compatibility	Enables (YES) or disables (NO) compatibility with HP Web Jetadmin.	NO

4-13. Management/E-mail > SNMP > Trap

If you are using the SNMP protocol and an error such as paper out occurs, the IB-54 generates a trap and sends it to the trap recipients. You can setup two trap recipients. The setting details are the same for both recipients.

4-14. Management/E-mail > LDAP

The IB-54 can refer to the LDAP server.

Item		Description	Initial value
LDAP Settings	LDAP	Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the LDAP server.	OFF
Shared Address Book	LDAP Encryption	Selects the type of encryption according to the type of security employed by the LDAP server. Select OFF when encryption is not used. LDAPv3/TLS LDAP over SSL OFF To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
	LDAP Server Name	Specifies a name or IP address for the LDAP server (up to 255 characters).	None (blank)
	LDAP Port Number	Enter the port number used by LDAP (1 to 65535).	389
	Search Timeout	Specifies a period of time for searching the LDAP server (5 to 255 seconds).	60
	Login User Name	Specifies the user name (up to 1792 characters).	None (blank)
	Login Password	Specifies the password (up to 64 characters).	None (blank)
	Max Search Results	Specifies a maximum number of displayed results which have been searched on the LDAP address book. The number of results that can actually be displayed on the unit differs according to the model (maximum of 4 to 255 results).	30
	Search Base	Specifies a base object which indicates the starting point in the tree structure of the database for the LDAP directory searching (up to 256 characters).	None (blank)
	Authentication Type	Select the Authentication Type algorithm from the following choices. Simple SASL	Simple
Information Server	LDAP Encryption	Selects the type of encryption according to the type of security employed by the LDAP server. Select OFF when encryption is not used. LDAPv3/TLS LDAP over SSL OFF To activate the configuration, the Encryption needs to be set to ON.	OFF
	LDAP Server Name	Specifies a name or IP address for the LDAP server (up to 255 characters).	None (blank)
	LDAP Port Number	Enter the port number used by LDAP (1 to 65535).	389
	Search Timeout	Specifies a period of time for searching the LDAP server (5 to 255 seconds).	60
	Authentication Type	Select the Authentication Type algorithm from the following choices. Simple SASL	Simple

4-15. Management/E-mail > Authentication

Setting Authentication allows only the predefined users to access pages.

4-16. Management/E-mail > Maintenance

A printer/MFP maintenance request mail can be sent periodically to a specified address.

4-17. Security > Encryption > General

Communication between the PC and IB-54 is encrypted using the SSL protocol.

Item	Description	Initial value
Encryption	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) encryption. If the Encryption is set to OFF, SNMP and each SSL encryption setting are disabled and the configuration will no longer be available	ON
TLS version	Select the acceptable TLS version from below. (Can select multiple versions) TLS1.0 TLS1.1 TLS1.2 TLS1.3	TLS1.2 TLS1.3
Privacy Mode	Select the encryption scheme from the following choices. ALL ARCFour-128 3DES-168 AES-128 AES-256	ALL

4-18. Security > Encryption > Certificate

This page contains settings related to certificates used for encryption

4-19. Security > Encryption > Exporting Certificate

Download the certificate when printing with IPP over SSL.

4-20. Security > IPSec > General

The IB-54 supports IPSec/IKEv1 and IPSec/IKEv2 and can be used with IPv6 and IPv4.
By applying IPSec, you can encrypt the IP communication with the appropriately configured host (client) regardless of the protocol.

4-21. Security > IPSec > Rule (1-3)

The rules to use can be selected or edited.

4-22. Security > IPsec > Certificate

The detailed information of the certificate can be seen.

4-23. Security > MAC Address Filter

The IB-54 can allow or deny communication from registered MAC addresses.

Item	Description	Initial value
Filter Setting	Enables (ON) or disables (OFF) filtering setting by MAC address.	OFF
Policy	Select to ALLOW or DENY communication from registered MAC addresses.	ALLOW
File	Select a list file of MAC addresses to register, if one exists. Click the Choose File and select the list file of MAC addresses.	-
Text	Select when directly entering a MAC address. Enter the MAC address you want to register directly in the entry field. If the MAC address is already registered, it will be displayed in the text entry field. To delete a registered MAC address, delete the MAC address from the text entry field.	-

Enter the MAC address two characters at a time, separated by a colon. To set multiple MAC addresses, set one address per line.

4-24. Send Data > Printable Data

This sends files directly to the IB-54 for printing. The following files can be printed. You can also print text that you enter through the IB-54's Web page.

4-25. Information > Contacts

The contact information of a store, service center, support center, etc. can be registered. It could be used conveniently in case of the emergency.

4-26. Information > About

The model name and firmware version can be seen.

5.Troubleshooting

If problems occur when using the IB-54's Web page, investigate the following items and take the appropriate action. If the problem persists, contact your dealer or an authorized service center.

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